School age population, lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 51.01 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
51.01 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
33rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
51.52 million
in 2015
All-time low
44.64 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: South Asia recorded 51.01 million for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 51.52 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44.64 million, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: South Asia 33rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 44.64 million | — |
| 2000 | 44.84 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 45.69 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 46.12 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 46.60 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 46.98 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 47.29 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 47.63 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 47.97 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 48.29 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 48.64 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 49.04 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 50.23 million | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 50.75 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 51.21 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 51.50 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 51.52 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 51.34 million | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 51.07 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 50.93 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 50.93 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 51.07 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 51.29 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 51.23 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 51.12 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 51.01 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.64 million | 44.64 million | 44.64 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.00 million | 44.84 million | 48.64 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.85 million | 49.04 million | 51.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.15 million | 51.01 million | 51.29 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia was 51.01 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.52 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.64 million in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 33rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release